Doha vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$3962
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	79	81
🏙️ Population	1.19M	398K

The cost of living in Doha is 6% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2137th and 2417th ($1872 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 501st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Wichita

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	Doha	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$15991

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1810
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1327
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1375
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$959
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1005
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$910
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1612
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$1841
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$798
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$646
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1132
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$890
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$606
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1191
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$606
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1642
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$604
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$561
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$710
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$541
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$543
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$787
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$875

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187